Employee well-being and organizational success are closely linked. In light of this connection, corporate wellness programs have emerged in recent decades as a way to achieve organizational health and success. Corporate Wellness Programs offers contributions from international experts, examining the planning, implementation and evaluation of wellness initiatives in organizations, and offering guidance on how to introduce these programs in the workplace. Previous research evidence surrounding corporate wellness programs is reviewed, to illustrate reduced health care costs, higher levels of employee well-being, greater work engagement, higher levels of performance, and financial gains on investment costs. Organizational case studies in various countries are explored, highlighting best practice and lessons to be learned from them. This book offers a unique addition to employee and organizational health research, emphasizing both theoretical and empirical examples of best-practice corporate wellness programs. Researchers and academics interested in individual and organizational health will find this book a valuable resource and reference point. Managers and consultants working with organizational health will benefit from the best practice recommendations presented in the book.
Contents: PART I: INTRODUCTION-SETTING THE STAGE 1. Corporate Wellness Programs: An Overview Ronald J. Burke 2. Changing Environmental Conditions Impacting Health - A Focus on Organizations Gerjo Kok, Fred R. H. Zijlsra and Robert A. C. Ruiter 3. Beyond Wellness: Broadening the Discussion of Well-being and Performance David W.Ballard PART II: IMPROVING WORKPLACE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING 4. Enhancing the Psychological Capital of Teams: Adapting an Individual-level Intervention for Multi-level Delivery and Evaluation Sarah Dawkins and Angela Martin 5. Programs and Interventions for Psychosocial Risk and Worker Well-being Tessa S.Bailey, Silvia Pignato and Maureen F. Dollard 6. Implementing the QUEBEC Standard "Healthy Enterprise": Considering Readiness for Change and Psychosocial Safety Climate Marie-Eve Caouette, Marie-Esther Paradis and Caroline Biron 7. Value Based Healthcare for Employers Jonathan Spero PART III: DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENTING AND SUSTAINING CORPORATE WELLNESS PROGRAMS 8. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Employee Wellness Program Journey William B. Baun 9 . Practical Approaches to Health Improvement in Corporate Wellness Programs Rebecca K. Kelly and Melondie Carter 10. Increasing Healthy Habits and Health Behavior Change in Corporate Wellness Programs Cindy Morris and Chad Morris 11. Wellness Program Outreach. Recruitment and Engagement: Case Studies in New Approaches Adam Kaufman 12. Developing and Implementing Corporate Wellness Programs: Lessons from the Firing Line Quan Campbell 13. The Use of Health Risk Assessments in Corporate Wellness Programs - An Alternative View Lisa M. Holland PART IV: EVALUATING CORPORATE WELLNESS PROGRAMS 14. Broadening the Metrics Used to Evaluate Corporate Wellness Programs - The Case for Understanding the Total Value of the Investment Jessica Grossmeier, Paul E. Terry and David R. Anderson 15. The Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of Corporate Wellness Programs Ronald J. Ozminkowski PART V: BEST PRACTICES IN IMPLEMENTING CORPORATE WELLNESS PROGRAMS 16. Corporate Wellness Programs: A Summary of Best Practices and Effectiveness Astrid M. Richardsen and Ronald J. Burke Index
